A Quiet Place and Top Gun Sequels, Sonic Movie and More Get Updated Release Dates
Paramount has changed release dates for a few of its biggest upcoming movies, including the Sonic the Hedgehog film.
Deadline reports the live-action/CGI hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie will now be released on November 8, 2019 instead of November 15, 2019. Meanwhile, the sequel to A Quiet Place will hit theaters on May 15, 2020, with John Krasinski penning the screenplay.
Top Gun: Maverick has been delayed by almost a year. Tom Cruise's Top Gun sequel was originally set to open on July 12, 2019, but will now hit theaters on June 26, 2020.
Riot Responds to the Dozens of Harassment Allegations Against the Company
League of Legends developer Riot Games has issued an apology in response to workplace allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment from an investigative report released by Kotaku earlier this month.
Riot Games statement, titled Our First Steps Forward, marks the company's commitment to change toxic workplace habits that have been vocalized by past and current employees.
"For the past three weeks, we’ve been focused on listening and learning. As a company, we’re used to patching problems ASAP, but this patch will not happen overnight. We will weave this change into our cultural DNA and leave no room for sexism or misogyny. Inclusivity, diversity, respect, and equality are all non-negotiable. While there is much to improve, there is a tremendous amount of good at Riot that will drive this change. This is our top priority until we get it right."
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino Finds His Charles Manson
Quentin Tarantino has found his Charles Manson for the upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The Wrap reports Justified alum Damon Herriman will portray the notorious cult leader, who committed several murders with the help from his "family" during 1969.
Damon Herriman. (Not as Charles Manson.)
Star Wars: Resistance – Who’s Who in the Fireball Crew
Team Fireball, the main crew that will be the focus of Star Wars: Resistance, includes five members and the first details for each have been revealed.
As reported by EW, a new video that features creator Dave Filoni and other members of the voice cast and crew of Star Wars: Resistance discuss and reveal details of the members of Team Fireball, who are "just survivors, trying to get by working on a remote refueling station while avoiding the rising threat of the First Order."
How Dragon Quest’s Creator Invented JRPGs
I think most of us have an informal mental list of people we wish they could meet, and I think that’s especially true in the entertainment and game industries. I’ll often hear Shigeru Miyamoto and Hideo Kojima batted around in newsroom conversations, but for me, there’s no higher name in my pantheon of hero worship than Yuji Horii. And now here I am in an upstairs room at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, sitting across the table from him.
I’ve told friends that the course of my professional life has been equally defined by my childhood encounters with Jesus and video games, and I don’t think that’s a bit of an exaggeration. As a former clergyman and current video game commentator, I’ve divided my adulthood between metaphysics and pixels, and both have proven worthwhile pursuits. One thing both fields hold in common, and perhaps the tie that most binds them in me, is that they are both intrinsically rooted in stories of trying, failing, trying again, learning, exploring, growing, and finally overcoming. They are stories of second chances and becoming better people.
The Walking Dead’s Greg Nicotero Will Design the New Movie Spawn
Todd McFarlane's Spawn reboot has added The Walking Dead special effects artist Greg Nicotero.
THR reports Nicotero, who also directed several The Walking Dead episodes, will create a new Spawn design with the help from his effects company KNB EFX. Nicotero worked on the original 1997 Spawn film as well.
“I'm a long-time fan of Greg’s work and the projects his company, KNB have done throughout the years,” McFarlane said. “Working with him once again, to re-invent the Spawn 'look' so it will match the supernatural theme in the movie, is going to be a fun process.”
Alan Wake Developer Working on ‘Ongoing Live Multiplayer Game Experiences’
Remedy Games, the studio behind such titles as Alan Wake, Quantum Break, and the upcoming Control, has announced it is forming a new team called Vanguard that will strive to "challenge conventions and to prototype and ship new types of ongoing live multiplayer game experiences."
Revealed on Remedy's website, Vanguard is "a small group of people working in an unconventional way with an aim to develop something quickly and independently inside an established organization."
Fortnite Fans Are Unlocking the Exclusive Galaxy Skin Through In-Store Phone Units
Fortnite's Galaxy skin is a hot exclusive outfit and fans are using in-store phone units to unlock it on their account.
Earlier this month, Samsung announced an exclusive partnership with Epic where any player that purchases the new Galaxy Note 9 or Tab S4 would gain access to the exclusive Galaxy skin on Fortnite. All players need to do is download Fortnite on the new phone, log in to your Epic account, and play at least three matches. After 24-48 hours, players should receive a gift box in-game featuring the very cool skin. Only one Galaxy skin is unlocked per device.
It wasn't long before Fortnite fans found a workaround to these demanding requirements.
Dwayne Johnson to Play King Kamehameha in Upcoming Robert Zemeckis Film
Dwayne Johnson is set to portray the first ruler of the kingdom of Hawaii in a new film from Robert Zemeckis.
Variety reports Johnson will star in The King, a historical drama centering on Hawaiian king Kamehameha. Zemeckis will be directing from a screenplay by Randall Wallace.
Kamehameha managed to successfully unify the Hawaiian Islands after several battles during the 1790s. He also made sure the islands remained unified after his death.
Johnson will be producing the project alongside Dany and Hiram Garcia, as well as Zemeckis. The film doesn't have a release date yet, but production is set to take place in 2020.
Nintendo Shuts Down Pokemon Fan Game Creation Tool
Nintendo has forced 11-year-old fan game creation tool Pokemon Essentials to be taken down by filing a copyright claim.
"Please don't freak out about the claim, and there's no reason to get angry with Nintendo or anyone else involved," wrote an administrator of PokeCommunity, where Pokemon Essentials had been hosted and distributed. "It doesn't need to be a bigger deal than it should be.
"We will not allow Pokemon Essentials or any of its assets to be hosted or distributed on PokeCommunity. This includes derivatives such as Essentials GS or Essentials DS. We sincerely apologize that we have to do this, but there is no going around it."